Material characterization of NiTi based memory alloys fabricated by the laser direct metal deposition process

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 691-696

  Malukhin, K ^a   Ehmann, K ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POROSITY; QUENCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION (DMD); JOINTLESS MONOLITHIC STRUCTURES; MARTENSITE-AUSTENITE TRANSFORMATION; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMAS);

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33746862595     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2193553     Document Type: Article

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